Only You
Embracing Love's Essence: "Only You" by Susanna Hoffs
Lyrics
Looking from a window above, it's like a story of love
Reflecting on a love story from a vantage point of a window.
Can you hear me
Asking if the recipient can hear the speaker.
Came back only yesterday
Recently returned, emphasizing the freshness of the reunion.
I'm moving further away
Physically and emotionally distancing oneself from a past situation.
Want you near me
Expressing a desire for the person to be close.
All I needed was the love you gave
Acknowledging that all the speaker needed was the love received.
All I needed for another day
Highlighting the significance of that love for each passing day.
And all I ever knew
Reflecting on the speaker's past experiences and knowledge.
Only you
Declaring that the person addressed is the only one for the speaker.
Sometimes when I think of her name
Recalling thoughts of a person, possibly in a playful context.
When it's only a game
Recognizing that these thoughts may be part of a game.
And I need you
Expressing a need for the person in question.
Listen to the words that you say
Encouraging the listener to pay attention to spoken words.
It's getting harder to stay
Indicating difficulty in sustaining the current situation.
When I see you
Feeling a challenge when encountering the person.
All I needed was the love you gave
Reiterating the importance of the received love.
All I needed for another day
Stating the continued necessity of that love for each day.
And all I ever knew
Reflecting on the speaker's accumulated knowledge.
Only you
Affirming the exclusivity of the addressed person's role in the speaker's life.
All I needed was the love you gave
Repeating the acknowledgment of the significance of received love.
All I needed for another day
Reiterating the ongoing importance of that love for each day.
And all I ever knew
Reaffirming the speaker's past experiences and knowledge.
Only you
Emphasizing the exclusivity of the addressed person's role in the speaker's life.
This is going to take a long time
Expressing that resolving the situation will take a considerable amount of time.
And I wonder what's mine
Pondering ownership and control over the situation.
Can't take no more
Conveying a sense of emotional exhaustion, unable to endure further.
Wonder if you'll understand
Questioning if the addressed person will comprehend the speaker's feelings.
It's just the touch of your hand
Highlighting the impact of physical touch on emotions.
Behind a closed door
Suggesting an intimate moment behind closed doors.
All I needed was the love you gave
Reiterating the significance of received love for the speaker.
All I needed for another day
Stating the continued necessity of that love for each day.
And all I ever knew
Reflecting on the speaker's accumulated knowledge.
Only you
Affirming the exclusivity of the addressed person's role in the speaker's life.
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